If you're thinking about having a baby through surrogacy, we can help you understand the surrogacy programs available, the cost of surrogacy, and how much you can expect to pay for egg donation. Circle Surrogacy is transparent in their surrogacy options, surrogacy costs and what you can expect along your journey.
The cost of surrogacy, is one of the first questions we are asked by intended parents interested in growing their family through surrogacy. In general, you'll find that surrogacy costs can range from around $80,000 to upwards of $200,000.
Circle Surrogacy offers two fixed price options for surrogacy. At Circle, the average cost for surrogacy ranges from $128,750 to $158,250 depending on whether or not the parents need a surrogate as well as an egg donor. Understanding what goes into the surrogacy process helps intended parents see the need for professionals and certain surrogacy expenses.
A surrogacy journey consists of many professionals with experience in egg donation and surrogacy – including knowledge of surrogacy laws and contracts, as well as the IVF process. Because the surrogacy process can be complex, intended parents should have a solid team of professionals helping them manage their journey. Intended parents are paying for the professionals' or agency's experience in this ever-evolving field. All of this factors into surrogacy costs.
If you work with a surrogacy agency, you will have to pay a surrogacy agency fee. The agency fee covers many aspects of your surrogacy journey, including:
• Management of your entire journey, from start to finish
• Screening & Matching with your Carrier and Egg Donor
• Journey support
• Trust Account management
• Legal work
• Insurance
Managing a surrogacy journey and all the moving parts can be very time consuming, which is why many intended parents choose to work with – and pay – a surrogacy agency to handle all of the details.
Intended Parents who wish to reduce surrogacy costs may opt to do an independent surrogacy journey, in which case they will be responsible for finding their own surrogate, managing the surrogacy process and their journey, coordinating with IVF clinics and local monitoring clinics, and finding their own lawyers to handle legal surrogacy contracts. Please know, pursuing and independent journey does not necessarily mean a cost savings.
Circle offers a reduced-cost program for intended parents who find a surrogate mother on their own. Learn more about our Surrogacy with Your Own Surrogate program.
Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation is the leading surrogacy agency because we always put our Intended Parents’ needs first. Our programs and surrogacy costs are structured to achieve two primary goals: success and cost security.
Circle is the only agency that offers you two truly fixed price options, tailored to your specific circumstances. Our Fixed Cost Program and Journey Protection Guarantee are designed to help as many Intended Parents as possible bring home a baby while reducing variable costs.
Fixed Cost Program
Surrogacy only: $128,750
Surrogacy plus egg donation: $149,750
(both prices exclude IVF)
Our Fixed Cost Program provides intended parents the security of paying one fixed price a single transfer journey, reducing unexpected expenses and uncertainty of variable costs.
Journey Protection Guarantee Program
Surrogacy only: $137,250
Surrogacy plus egg donation: $158,250
(both prices exclude IVF)
Our Journey Protection Guarantee offers Intended Parents unlimited transfers for a fixed price, plus the Circle Promise: we’ll refund 100% of our agency fee plus unused third party funds if you do not bring home a baby.
The costs outlined above are for our Surrogacy Only and Surrogacy Plus Egg Donation Programs. For more information about the costs of our other programs, please email us or call us at 617.439.9900.
Surrogacy costs can be compartmentalized into four categories:
• Professional Fees
• Gestational Carrier (i.e., surrogate) and Egg Donor Fees
• Medical & Insurance Expenses
• IVF Expenses
Circle Surrogacy offers fixed costs for all professional fees, gestational carrier and egg donation fees, medical and insurance expenses, and can connect you with IVF clinics that offer similar fixed price programs for IVF expenses. This means that Intended Parents will see one price at the beginning of their journey, and that is the price they can expect to pay – no surprises, no inflation, no last-minute extra costs.
Circle Surrogacy understands that surrogacy requires financial planning for many people, so we’ve worked hard to develop a competitive and fair financing option for intended parents who need assistance in securing the necessary funds.
Our exclusive financing plan enables intended parents to more easily afford surrogacy with low-APR loans.
Circle can help coordinate a multitude of options for insurance relating to your journey. We employ eight lawyers to help ensure parents receive proper coverage.
Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation offers a variety of program options for intended parents who wish to grow their family with third-party reproduction. Our programs include:
• Surrogacy Only
• Surrogacy Plus Egg Donation
• Egg Donation Only
• Surrogacy with Your Own Surrogate
• Dual Journey
• Sibling Journey
We're happy to walk you through each of these programs to see which one is the best fit for your family-building needs.
As you consider parenthood, you may have questions along the way. Don't worry. With 25 years of experience, we've helped parents navigate surrogacy and their journeys to parenthood, and have answered almost every question out there!
While it’s easy to pin down the average cost of surrogacy, it’s actually fairly tricky to know beforehand exactly how much you’ll spend. That’s because surrogacy arrangements are all unique, and a plethora of variables will affect the bottom line. Even so, following some basic guidelines will almost certainly bring down your surrogacy cost.
First, talk to more than one fertility clinic. Working with a clinic that Circle has partnered with will give you access to a special, negotiated rate - but they’re all different, and offer a variety of programs. Finding the most competitive option with the right fertility services for you can create a significant cost savings. And of course, you’re not restricted to our partner organizations - we’ll support your journey in any fertility clinic you choose.
Second, consider the health insurance situation of your gestational surrogate or egg donor. If she isn’t already insured, the cost of buying an insurance policy to cover her surrogate pregnancy (along with non-covered medical expenses) could be significant.
Third, be flexible with your calendar. As in many parts of life, rushing tends to increase costs. Finding more affordable clinic and donor options can sometimes be a matter of time. If you’re prepared to be patient, your surrogacy cost may come down significantly.
In the American healthcare system, health insurance is crucial to covering the medical expenses associated with your surrogate pregnancy. The Circle team has deep expertise in navigating the (sometimes labyrinthine) world of health insurance, and can help assess and defend insurance policies and cases, so that all the costs of surrogacy are appropriately covered.
We’re diligent about screening for and accepting candidates whose maternity insurance that will fully cover a surrogate pregnancy. And when surrogates aren’t adequately covered, we can facilitate high-quality, surrogacy-specific insurance coverage for your surrogate. In other words, the Circle team will ensure that your entire surrogacy journey is financially stable and protected by top-tier health insurance.
Surrogate mothers can earn on average between $30,000-$45,000 base fees, plus additional benefits and compensation based on milestones during the surrogacy journey. In total, a surrogate mother an earn up to $60,000; experienced carriers will earn a little bit more.
The length of the process depends on several factors. We typically tell intended parents that they should plan on a year and a half from the time they sign on with our agency until they have a child, although it can be quicker or longer depending on the legal requirements involved and the course of the IVF treatment.
Starting your surrogacy journey begins with a complimentary consultation with our experienced team. You'll speak with an attorney as well as a process consultant. In this meeting you'll have an opportunity to share your story with us and why you're chosen surrogacy to grow your family, and we'll explain about our process and program offerings, and answer any questions you have.
Yes. Thanks to the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction (SPAR), intended parents who are HIV+ are able to grow their families with surrogacy. Through a sperm washing technique and HIV testing, it is possible for HIV+ men to safely father a biological child of their own with no risk to the baby or surrogate. For more information about surrogacy for HIV+ intended parents, email [email protected].
Yes. We are members of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). We work closely with the LGBT Community Center in New York, Family Equality Council, Resolve New England, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), and Parents via Egg Donation (PVED). Our attorneys are active in the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Family Law’s Subcommittee on Assisted Reproduction Technology and are admitted to the Massachusetts, New York, and California State Bars.
To join our surrogate program, potential candidates have to complete a thorough 3-step screening process that includes a pre-screening phase, a lengthy surrogate consultation with a licensed social worker who is on staff at Circle, and third a psychological exam.
Read about our best-in-class screening process here.
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